Cameroon vs Zambia: Number of people without access to electricity
Cameroon
8.15 million people
in 2024
Zambia
9.89 million people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
24th
Zambia rank
21st
Number of people without access to electricity over time
- Cameroon
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9.89 million people against 8.15 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 1.74 million people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.92 million people | 9.14 million people | 215,570 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 9.39 million people | 10.80 million people | 1.41 million people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.56 million people | 10.31 million people | 1.75 million people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, Cameroon or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9.89 million people against 8.15 million people in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity between Cameroon and Zambia?
- 1.74 million people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for number of people without access to electricity?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 21st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.